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Bank of Maharashtra (AFO) Exam Eligibility Criteria
The Bank of Maharashtra AFO exam is a precious opportunity for all banking exam aspirants to apply for the prestigious post of Agricultural Field Officer in the Bank of Maharashtra. The post comes not only with the benefits and security of a government job, but Bank of Maharashtra AFO salaries are also highly sought after. Candidates have to apply for the 2024 Bank of Maharashtra AFO exam through online applications. To ensure the successful completion of the online application, candidates should be well aware of the complete Bank of Maharashtra AFO eligibility criteria for 2024. The Bank of Maharashtra 2024 recruitment notification is yet to be released and as soon as it is released aspiring candidates can check out the online application dates and important exam dates for 2024.
Candidates should qualify for all the eligibility conditions if they want their application to be considered so that they are allowed to take the exam. The eligibility criteria includes educational qualifications, age limit, and age relaxations. Let us look at the detailed Bank of Maharashtra SO Scale 1 eligibility criteria for the AFO post.
Educational Criteria
Any candidate who wishes to apply for the post of Agriculture Field Officer in the Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) needs to have the requisite educational qualification in order to be eligible for the post. The minimum qualification required for the post of AFO is a 4-year degree in Graduation with specialization in Agriculture or other related fields. The candidates should also be proficient in computer applications.
Educational Qualification |
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4 year Degree (Graduation) in Agriculture / Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture / Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking / Agro-Forestry / Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology / Food Science / Agriculture Business Management / Food Technology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering / Sericulture with a minimum required marks of 60% in aggregate of all semesters / years and 55% in aggregate of all semesters / years for SC/ST/OBC/PwD. |
For complete details, refer to the table below:
Age Criteria
Apart from the educational criteria, all the candidates need to also confirm that their age comes within the age bracket as specified in the official notification by the Bank of Maharashtra. All the candidates should know that the minimum age to apply for the post of AFO in Bank of Maharashtra is 20 years and the maximum age is 30 years. Check out the complete Bank of Maharashtra SO 2024 age limit details below:
Post | Age Criteria |
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Agriculture Field Officer |
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Age relaxation
The Bank of Maharashtra will also provide relaxation in age for the reserved category candidates. This relaxation will be applicable to the upper age limit. Cumulative relaxation will not be provided in any case. The relaxation period will vary depending on the categories.
Sr. No. | Category | Age relaxation | ||
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1 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years | ||
2 | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years | ||
3 | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of | 5 Years | ||
4 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 Years | ||
5 | Persons With Bench Mark Disabilities | PwBD (GEN/ EWS) | 10 Years | |
PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years | |||
PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years |
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